More than 1 per cent of people across the planet right now are caught up in major humanitarian crises. The international humanitarian system is more effective than ever at meeting their needs – but global trends including poverty, population growth and climate change are leaving more people than ever vulnerable to the devastating impacts of conflicts and disasters.

Sixty-fourth session
Item 72 (a) of the provisional agenda
Strengthening of the coordination of humanitarian and
disaster relief assistance of the United Nations, including
special economic assistance: strengthening of the coordination

General Assembly
Sixty-fourth session
Item 72 (a) of the provisional agenda
Strengthening of the coordination of humanitarian and
disaster relief assistance of the United Nations, including
special economic assistance: strengthening of the coordination

UNHCR's Global Appeal is published yearly
to alert governmental and private sector donors, Executive Committee (ExCom)
members and Standing Committee observers, Governments and their Permanent
Missions in Geneva, the UN Secretariat, UN agencies, intergovernmental
agencies, NGOs, regional organizations and other institutions and interested
individuals to the plight of millions of refugees and others of concern
to UNHCR.